i’m not sure anyone can claim to have named crud, the name pretty much evolved. Though I’m fairly sure that the first occurrence would have been uttered by myself or solid, something along the lines of “… some sort of crud tennis!” actually the more i think of it, the more i remember that it was me!

i would just like to say that i care not for this soiling of the blog with repulsive tales of episode cack – what a load of rubbish, and how any of you can waste your lived going to see it i know not.
and where is pinkyshmoos piccy? possibly solid could crafy one, and while he’s at it carotte wouldn’t mind a revamp of hers – something with flowing locks and glowing features pls.

i rarely write on the blog these days due to working pretty much 24/7 at the hell hole otherwise know as ‘dest job’ – internet not allowed (smiling only on sundays and laughing squashed by the vigilant ‘team leaders’) i barely get home in time to refresh myself with a quick episode of buffy before crawlinginto the pit for a few hours shuteye.

i would be writing this from geoff’s own computer at our palatial abode in melbourne road if the ‘solicitors’ did not need a few years to sort out a few papers. we got the depressing new back yesterday that it costs arounf £4000 to re-wire a house – what with that and the roof this looks to be a pricey venture (all woth it though for the north facing garden and the passageway along the side of the house – both good selling points!)

well, going out for a spot of fresh air and a look at some blue sky if i’m lucky. get drawing those pictures solid.

Crud had its beginnings on the beaches of Portugal, before Solid could talk. That was when I carved my first bat, out of a piece of driftwood, using a hand drill. It’s hanging now, in the Crud Museum. At that time, it was exclusively a volleying game, since the ball didn’t bounce on the sand. The essence of the game then, its only purpose, was to keep the ball in the air. The longer it stayed afloat, the stiller the mind became, the greater the sense of harmony.

There’s nothing wrong with evolution, though.

My Crude bat has been hung up; but by all means play on, those who wish. I might have a go at Crude Lite, but essentially, fron now on, I’m a Crudman.

This new rule makes about as much sense and has been thought out about as much as post 9/11 anti-terrorist legislation.

Suppose one’s opponent hits a drop shot. One would have to scamper from the back of the court to the front and then scamper back again in order to be far back enough to be behind the bounce of the oponents return. Insanity in it’s purest ten times filtered essence.

Also I despute that claim that dod invented crud. I’m sure I was present at it’s birth (not to claim it as my own) and also at it’s naming – it was originally and mistakenly thought to be a inferior form of tennis – hence crud. Perhaps we should correct this and rename it something along the lines of “qualitae” or “ameliorated tennis”

Slightly crunchy sounds like he’s already booked his ticket to the next annual capitalist rally!!!

And as for Solid (hobbit feet) Gap’s outcry, I heartily agree: “Burn the heretic” for suggesting any deviation from the unwritten “bare foot” spirit of crud.

Firstly Episode 3 was epic. A true masterpiece, observing the nature of the mind to attach and then to fear loss of the object of attachment leading to just about any form of evilness in order to protect and keep object of attachment. Good critism of Mr Bush too. Quote “Either you’re with me or you are my enemy!” (Bush “Either you’re with us or against us) Reply; “Only a sith talks in absolutes”. In your evil emperor face Bush! Quality.

Also, I wish to deny being the originator of volleying. Everybody knows that my volleying is thoroughly scank ridden. I only started volleying because I was getting thrashed by the serve volley tactics of decoy and The Gap. I propose a break away from the so called “authorities” of crud in order to form a “Crud Premier League”. We can take all the television rites and market them in the far east and become millionaires. Also we’ll all get contracts to advertise fast food and sugar saturated drinks.

I actually dislike the volley exclusion zone because I can only volley while standing over the net and also I posses a lethal lob – far better than any other registerered crud player which with the heavy balls and lack of room behind opponents is completely redundant. Also nothing beats the sheer exhilaration of a high speed volleyed rally- the two oponents eyeball to eyeball over the net.